Wet Garden

This accomplishes what I got it for, and I cannot say enough for how big of a deal that is to me. Especially with spring already knocking on my door. I’ve been looking for something to replace La Fleur, a fragrance line that Bath and Body Works introduced once in 2017, and then never again. I’ve spent YEARS looking for a replacement when I finished my body spray in 2022, and I found someone mention in passing Wet Garden, and I went all in with the 125 mL bottle, which was a STEAL by the way like wow, and boy, am I satisfied. Let me just start with the opening is rough. For such a lovely fragrance, this smells straight up like rubbing alcohol when first sprayed, and the atomizer of a beast (at least on the 125mL size) is to blame mostly, I’ve never used an atomizer that was so responsive and it sprays enough to DAMP the skin I spray it on, so beware of that. I’ll admit I wasn’t impressed the first 10 minutes following, the alcohol smell was slightly mixed with a faint floral note. Not my favorite still, but I gave it a break and when I smelled it again, WOW, it’s almost exactly like La Fleur, just with the deep, wet earth note that La Fleur didn’t have, but I always layered the former with Nautica Blue, and this accomplishes those two mixed, AMAZING!!! I can see why people think this doesn’t last long, and I agree. Layering this is key to making it last. Aquatics, a soapy rose, and any other floral for that matter would be amazing with this. The possibilities are endless because this, although having a depth that I can only compare to Fox in the Flowerbed but more wet and earthy. It’s a wet dirt and beautifully fragrant spring flowers fragrance, and what you layer with it is your journey.

So thanks to Greenfaerie38, I got to smell this beauty. It truly is damp dewy spring flowers to me. I a little wet soil. It is light and sweet, and on me develops into a well behaved spring hyacinth. I cannot get enough of this! its starts out spicy, sharp and green, but fades nicely into a sweet fresh damp scent. the greeness is still there in the background, but is well behaved. So unique, it really develops in wet weather! Oh and this is not some synthetic mess that Estee Lauder churned out *cough* beyond paradise.... This honestly reminds me of sticking my nose down to the ground after a spring rain and soaking in the aromas of primarily hyacinth, wet soil, and greens and wet musk. Ah, not a trace of old lady to be found... oh no! I seemed to have developed an allergy to this! Cursed synthetics, you will rue the day you turned on me! The task of finding a new more natural replacement is going to be almost impossible!

It's a beautiful, watery, green floral. Hyper-realistic. Like the old Molbak's Garden + Home store in Woodinville, WA. I've been layering with this daily. It goes with and improves upon basically everything I have. I'm on my second bottle, and I'm sure I'll continue to rebuy it for the foreseeable future. Update: Still one of my favorites ever. Something you might find interresting: The drydown is where it smells the most wet. The initial spray is still very pleasant, but slightly clove-y. That goes away quickly though. I'm on my third bottle now, and even with a growing collection of expensive niche perfumes, I'm still in love.

My favorite bedtime and rainy day scent. I find it very comforting, romantic, and a little magical. The opening is very green and sharp like wet grass and then fades into soft, sweet floral with aquatic notes present throughout. Like all Demeter scents, its doesn’t last very long— I’d say 4 to 5 hours tops and it doesn’t hurt to apply more than you would with other scents. I also like to layer this with a simple citrus scent to make it more summery. I pair it with Maison Margiela Under the Lemon Tree and it reminds me of just after a morning rainstorm In midsummer.

Beautiful fresh green floral fragrance, very clean crisp aquatic (think more garden hose than rain). Cold and feminine with a nice soft dirt note, very photorealistic. Like most demeter perfumes, the projection is not very good and it doesn't last very long, unfortunately. Demeter is very hit or miss (imo) and this one is a hit. (if you want similar but a much stronger dirt note, try To see a flower from CB i hate perfume. Or just mix this with earthworm. or with thunderstorm, for a rainy aquatic rather than a cleaner one)